cut off
Example Sentences
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Iran cut off supplies of gas to Iraq after the attack, and supplies to Turkey could be at risk.
It isn’t unusual for an ambitious executive to leave a company when the path to the top suddenly seems cut off.
Ehrlich urged wealthy nations to cut off food assistance to the Third World.
Then he relented and cut off a bit for Wolf, who slurped it up.
From Literature
We can try to find another silver lining in reports that, with one-fifth of the world’s oil supply cut off, many nations are trying to jumpstart their shift to renewable energy.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
